Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America by David W. Fischer

Author:David W. Fischer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: University of Texas Press

JC Comb Tooth (Hericium coralloides)

KEY IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS

1.White mass, resembling coral in shape, with iciclelike (downward-pointing) spines

2.Found on logs, stumps, or trees

DESCRIPTION: A mushroom of either species is essentially a mass of white to cream-colored, iciclelike spines. Each is composed of a series of branches. The Bear’s Head Tooth (Hericium americanum) is usually more compact than the Comb Tooth (H. coralloides). Whereas the former species’ branches are packed fairly closely together, the latter species’ branches are generally more spread out. The most practical way to distinguish between the two species is by examining the arrangement of the spines or teeth. Spines are fairly evenly distributed along the length of each branch of the Comb Tooth (hence, its common name); the spines of the Bear’s Head Tooth are found mostly in bundles, especially at the tip of each branch. Both species are typically three to ten inches high, four inches to a foot wide, and project three to six inches from the wood on which they grow. Some specimens are pale pinkish or yellowish; yellow specimens are usually not very fresh. Both species produce white spore prints.

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